EXHIBIT 99.906CERT


               CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS
              ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SABANES-OXLEY
                                   ACT OF 2002

I, Jean Bernhard Buttner, Chairman and President of The Value Line Fund, Inc.
(the "Registrant"), certify that:

1.       The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period
         ended 12/31/03 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements
         of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

2.       The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Registrant.


Date: March 8, 2004
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                                                   By: /s/ Jean Bernhard Buttner
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                                                           Jean Bernhard Buttner
                                                          Chairman and President
                                                       The Value Line Fund, Inc.





               CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS
              ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SABANES-OXLEY
                                   ACT OF 2002

I, David T. Henigson, Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer of The Value Line
Fund, Inc. (the "Registrant"), certify that:

1.       The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period
         ended 12/31/03 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements
         of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

2.       The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Registrant.


Date: March 8, 2004
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                                                       By: /s/ David T. Henigson
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                                                               David T. Henigson
                                          Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer
                                                       The Value Line Fund, Inc.