The present study was conducted in purposively selected Melghat region of Amravati district in Maharashtra state. Total 150 tribal dairy women were selected randomly to study the socio–economic profile and decision making pattern of tribal women in dairy enterprise. Study revealed that majority (75.33%) of the respondents belonged to middle age, illiterate (40.67), medium family (62%) and (61.33%) joint type of family. Seventy per cent of the respondents had medium herd size, small farmers (38.66%). More than 60 per cent respondents in daily milk production i .e. 5 to 34 liters per day and about 75 per cent found selling the milk 5 to 28 liters per day. Majority (80.67%) of the respondents belonged to medium categories of annual income, experiences in dairy enterprises i.e. 6 to 23 years and (82%) utilization information sources. Majority (78%) of the respondents had medium level of knowledge about dairy farming, perceived training needs (94%), preferred producer to consumer (76%) marketing channel choice and 70 per cent shown medium information needs of recommended dairy practices. Majority of the respondents shown medium (81.33%) level of decision making followed about 9 per cent in each high and low level. Overall in decision making majority of the respondents (59.11%) breeding, fodder production (63.80%), feeding (70%) and (59.11%) in health care practices were taken decision after consultation with others. More than 70 per cent respondents taken decision after consultation with others for marketing of milk and milk products and 47 per cent were independent in decision making for management of the dairy farming. The age, land holding, annual income, experience in dairy farming, knowledge and daily milk production shows significant relationship with decision making of the tribal women in dairy farming (P<0.01).

Keyword: Decision making, Dairy Enterprises, Tribal Women