Pandemic,being unprecedented,leads to several mental health problems,especially among the front-line healthcare workers(HCW).Front-line HCWs often suffer from anxiety,depression,burnout,insomnia and stress-related disorders.This is mediated to a large extent by the biopsychological vulnerabilities of the individuals;socioenvironmental factors such as the risk of exposure to infection,effective risk communication to HCWs,availability of personal protective equipment,job-related stress,perceived stigma and psychological impact of the isolation/quarantine and interpersonal distancing also play the major roles.Despite the huge magnitude of mental health problems among the front-line HCWs,their psychological health is often overlooked.Some of the potential measures to reduce the mental health problems of the front-line HCWs are effective communication,tangible support from the administration/seniors,mental health problem screening—and interventional—facilities,making quarantine/isolation less restrictive and ensuring interpersonal communication through the various digital platforms,proactively curtailing the misinformation/rumour spread by the media and strict legal measures against violence/ill treatment with the HCWs,and so on.India,along with other countries who lately got affected by the COVID-19,must learn from the experiences of the other countries and also from the previous pandemics as to how to address the mental health needs of their front-line HCWs and ensure HCWs'mental well-being,thereby improving their productivity.Current review attempts to highlight the mental health aspects of the pandemic on the front-line HCWs,discusses some of the contentious issues and provides future directions particularly concerning COVID-19 in the Indian context and other low-resource countries.