diff --git a/eksctl-configs/eksctl-devtron-arm-confis.yaml b/eksctl-configs/eksctl-devtron-arm-confis.yaml
index 1f3c581d..8edff7cd 100644
--- a/eksctl-configs/eksctl-devtron-arm-confis.yaml
+++ b/eksctl-configs/eksctl-devtron-arm-confis.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ kind: ClusterConfig
 metadata:
   name:  devtron-cluster
   region: ap-south-1
-  version: "1.30"
+  version: "1.31"
+accessConfig:
+  authenticationMode: CONFIG_MAP  
 
 vpc:
 ## Make sure that this CIDR doesn't overlaps with any other exisiting VPC with which a peering needs to be done.
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ nodeGroups:
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSClusterPolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSServicePolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::xxxxxxxxxxxxx:policy/devtron-cluster-IAM-policy
+        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSSMManagedEC2InstanceDefaultPolicy
     ssh:
       allow: true
       publicKeyName: "infra"
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ nodeGroups:
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSClusterPolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSServicePolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::xxxxxxxxxxxxx:policy/devtron-cluster-IAM-policy
+        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSSMManagedEC2InstanceDefaultPolicy
     ssh:
       allow: true
       publicKeyName: "infra"
diff --git a/eksctl-configs/eksctl-devtron-karpenter-mng.yaml b/eksctl-configs/eksctl-devtron-karpenter-mng.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..728ab7f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eksctl-configs/eksctl-devtron-karpenter-mng.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+apiVersion: eksctl.io/v1alpha5
+kind: ClusterConfig
+
+metadata:
+  name:  devtron-cluster
+  region: ap-south-1
+  version: "1.31"
+accessConfig:
+  authenticationMode: CONFIG_MAP
+managedNodeGroups:
+  - name: devtron-managed-ng
+    privateNetworking: true
+    desiredCapacity: 1
+    minSize: 1
+    maxSize: 2
+    instanceTypes: ["c6g.large"]
+    labels: {}
+    iam:
+      withAddonPolicies:
+        autoScaler: true
+      attachPolicyARNs:
+        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSWorkerNodePolicy
+        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKS_CNI_Policy
+        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEC2ContainerRegistryFullAccess
+        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSClusterPolicy
+        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSServicePolicy
+        - arn:aws:iam::XXXXXXXXX:policy/devtron-cluster-IAM-policy
+        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSSMManagedEC2InstanceDefaultPolicy
+    ssh:
+      allow: true
+      publicKeyName: "infra"
+      enableSsm: true
+    volumeSize: 50
+    volumeType: gp3
+    volumeEncrypted: true
+    asgSuspendProcesses: ["AZRebalance"]
+    tags:
+      Component : devtron
diff --git a/eksctl-configs/eksctl-devtron-prod-configs.yaml b/eksctl-configs/eksctl-devtron-prod-configs.yaml
index f319034a..702cc75b 100644
--- a/eksctl-configs/eksctl-devtron-prod-configs.yaml
+++ b/eksctl-configs/eksctl-devtron-prod-configs.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ kind: ClusterConfig
 metadata:
   name:  devtron-cluster
   region: ap-south-1
-  version: "1.30"
+  version: "1.31"
+  
+accessConfig:
+  authenticationMode: CONFIG_MAP
 
 vpc:
   id: "vpc-xxxxxxx"
@@ -45,10 +48,13 @@ nodeGroups:
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSClusterPolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSServicePolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::xxxxxxxxxxxxx:policy/devtron-cluster-IAM-policy
+        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSSMManagedEC2InstanceDefaultPolicy
     ssh:
       allow: true
       publicKeyName: "infra"
     volumeSize: 50
+    volumeType: gp3
+    volumeEncrypted: true
     tags:
       Component : cicd
     kubeletExtraConfig:
@@ -89,10 +95,13 @@ nodeGroups:
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSClusterPolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSServicePolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::xxxxxxxxxxxxx:policy/devtron-cluster-IAM-policy
+        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSSMManagedEC2InstanceDefaultPolicy
     ssh:
       allow: true
       publicKeyName: "infra"
     volumeSize: 100
+    volumeType: gp3
+    volumeEncrypted: true
     tags:
       Component : cicd
     labels: {purpose: ci}
diff --git a/eksctl-configs/eksctl-prod-multi-az-cluster.yaml b/eksctl-configs/eksctl-prod-multi-az-cluster.yaml
index 0d60f24c..0bf810bc 100644
--- a/eksctl-configs/eksctl-prod-multi-az-cluster.yaml
+++ b/eksctl-configs/eksctl-prod-multi-az-cluster.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ kind: ClusterConfig
 metadata:
   name: prod-1
   region: us-west-2
-  version: "1.30"
+  version: "1.31"
 
 vpc:
   cidr: 172.31.0.0/16
@@ -36,10 +36,13 @@ nodeGroups:
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSClusterPolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSServicePolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::XXXXXXXX:policy/devtron-cluster-IAM-policy
+        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSSMManagedEC2InstanceDefaultPolicy
     ssh:
       allow: true
       publicKeyName: "devops"
     volumeSize: 50
+    volumeType: gp3
+    volumeEncrypted: true
     tags:
       Component : prod
     kubeletExtraConfig:
@@ -85,10 +88,13 @@ nodeGroups:
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSClusterPolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSServicePolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::XXXXXXXX:policy/devtron-cluster-IAM-policy
+        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSSMManagedEC2InstanceDefaultPolicy
     ssh:
       allow: true
       publicKeyName: "devops"
     volumeSize: 50
+    volumeType: gp3
+    volumeEncrypted: true
     tags:
       Component : prod
     kubeletExtraConfig:
@@ -134,10 +140,13 @@ nodeGroups:
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSClusterPolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSServicePolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::XXXXXXXX:policy/devtron-cluster-IAM-policy
+        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSSMManagedEC2InstanceDefaultPolicy
     ssh:
       allow: true
       publicKeyName: "devops"
     volumeSize: 50
+    volumeType: gp3
+    volumeEncrypted: true
     tags:
       Component : prod
     kubeletExtraConfig:
diff --git a/eksctl-configs/ekstl-devtron-configs-create-new-vpc.yaml b/eksctl-configs/ekstl-devtron-configs-create-new-vpc.yaml
index aa31cd99..e3a43eeb 100644
--- a/eksctl-configs/ekstl-devtron-configs-create-new-vpc.yaml
+++ b/eksctl-configs/ekstl-devtron-configs-create-new-vpc.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ kind: ClusterConfig
 metadata:
   name:  devtron-cluster
   region: ap-south-1
-  version: "1.30"
+  version: "1.31"
 
 vpc:
 ## Make sure that this CIDR doesn't overlaps with any other exisiting VPC with which a peering needs to be done.
@@ -34,10 +34,13 @@ nodeGroups:
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSClusterPolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSServicePolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::xxxxxxxxxxxxx:policy/devtron-cluster-IAM-policy
+        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSSMManagedEC2InstanceDefaultPolicy
     ssh:
       allow: true
       publicKeyName: "infra"
     volumeSize: 50
+    volumeType: gp3
+    volumeEncrypted: true
     asgSuspendProcesses: ["AZRebalance"]
     tags:
       Component : cicd
@@ -79,10 +82,13 @@ nodeGroups:
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSClusterPolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSServicePolicy
         - arn:aws:iam::xxxxxxxxxxxxx:policy/devtron-cluster-IAM-policy
+        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSSMManagedEC2InstanceDefaultPolicy
     ssh:
       allow: true
       publicKeyName: "infra"
     volumeSize: 100
+    volumeType: gp3
+    volumeEncrypted: true
     asgSuspendProcesses: ["AZRebalance"]
     tags:
       Component : cicd