Carrot & Stick for the Indian voter

Elections in the India - world's largest democracy is finally coming to an end and hopefully tomorrow there will be a new government in place. What is not in place is the sense of moral responsibility of the people towards the welfare of the country,the state, themselves and the coming generations. A few months ago, the people of the USA voted and they did not trickle out in groups of 30 to 40% but everyone voted 24X7.
In many other countries, voting is compulsory and if the person does not vote, he/she is fined for the same.

I propose that for all those who go and vote, in spite of the heat and dust of May, they should be given a reward/ carrot - one month's salary tax - free. This would prove to be an incentive for those who do not take the trouble to cast their vote. And if the carrot does not work, then use the stick and fine them a week's pay or even a month's pay as punishment for not exercising their birth-right ( for which thousands of people have died and which has been handed down to them on a silver platter).

Conversely, the month in which the election is held could be changed to October or February and voting should be made a 24 hour process on polling day.