History of organization

Prior to the beginning of the Great Patriotic War in Minsk, Gostorgotdel (state trade department) was engaged in the management of trade which ceased to function in July 1941. In July 1944, Gostorgotdel resumed its work as part of the Executive Committee of the Minsk City Council of Working People's Deputies. By Decree of the Council of Ministers of the BSSR of July 17, 1953 No. 748 the accounting department was added to the composition of Gostorgotdel. 

On September 1, 1955, by the Decree of the Council of Ministers of the BSSR of July 22, 1955 and the Resolution of the Minsk City Council of Working People's Deputies of August 11, 1955 No. 851 the trade department was reorganized into the Trade Department of the Minsk City Council of Working People's Deputies. 

In accordance with the Resolution of the Minsk City Executive Committee of April 17, 1997 No. 320, the Trade Department of the Minsk City Executive Committee and the Department of Agriculture and Food under the Minsk City Executive Committee were reorganized into the Main Directorate of the Consumer Market of the Minsk City Executive Committee to which later on, by the Resolution of the Minsk City Executive Committee of February 5, 2002 No. 160, was added the Public Catering Department of the Minsk City Executive Committee. 

By the Resolution of the Minsk City Executive Committee of March 24, 2011, No. 729, through the reorganization of the Main Consumer Organization "Minskgorpischeprom" in the form of joining the Main Directorate of the Consumer Market of the Minsk City Executive Committee, the state institution "Main Directorate of the Consumer Market (hereinafter MDCM) of the Minsk City Executive Committee" was established.

By the Decision of the Minsk City Executive Committee dated December 13, 2018 No. 5078 a reorganization took place by joining the state institution "The Office of Consumer and Hotel Services for the Population of the Minsk City Executive Committee" to the state institution "The General Directorate of the Consumer Market of the Minsk City Executive Committee".

On the basis of the Decree of the Minsk City Executive Committee dated November 19, 2020 No. 3753, the state institution “Main Directorate of the Consumer Market of the Minsk City Executive Committee” was reorganized by transforming it into the state association “Capital Trade and Services”.